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Todd Webb (American, 1905-2000)Grand Street Station, 1946Gelatin silver print20 x 16 in. Gift of Vincent Mastrata Todd Webb’s Grand Street Station captures a glimpse of a seemingly quiet New York City – a lack of people, a still train, a hazy sky frozen in motion. The photograph itself, taken in 1946 and one of Webb’s many photos of everyday life in New York, depicts the since-closed Grand Street train station of Manhattan. The absence of color is both captivating and dimming, and the soft blurriness keeps only the front lamppost in focus (if only slightly). Lines dominate the piece: from...

Meet Claire Begalla, one of our amazing returning interns on staff at the Van Every/Smith Galleries! Claire Begalla is a Junior at Davidson College from Deland, Florida. Claire is currently studying Digital and Screen Media, and has worked in the gallery for the past 3 years. Learn more about Claire: What has even your favorite exhibition during your time at Davidson? "True Likeness" You can check out this exhibition here: https://www.davidsoncollegeartgalleries.org/dcag-exhibitions/true-likeness/ What is your favorite thing about working in the art gallery? "Getting to work with so many inspiring people!" What are you most exited to do this semester in...

Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol, Joan Miro…… can you imagine waking up to their artwork every morning? In February of 2022, the Van Every/Smith Galleries first launched ArtMate, a program that brings high-end artworks to students’ bedrooms. Widely acclaimed by students, ArtMate returned this semester with even more works, more eligible residence halls, and more participants. Gallery staff and interns selected over 100 pieces—expanded from the 80 pieces last year—out of the 4000 works in the college’s permanent art collection. The pieces selected span centuries, regions, and genres to provide a variety of aesthetics for students to choose from. The Process...

A few weeks ago, Virginia Heiser and I harvested the remainder of the corn from the Unshadowed Land sculpture. Then, student Oliver Podushnick and staff members Halle Murphy, Lia Newman, Marisa Pascucci, David Sackett shucked and braided it for drying. A fair amount of corn of all shapes and sizes was harvested, similar to what had been produced at the Pat Peroni Green House and the Wall Center as well as at the Catawba Reservation Farm. This was different than the more consistent cobs harvested a few weeks back from the College Farm.  The variation in cob size is likely...

Meet Sarah Willoughby, one of our amazing returning interns on staff at the Van Every/Smith Galleries! Sarah Willoughby is a Sophomore at Davidson College from Greensboro, NC. Sarah is currently studying Art History, and has worked in the gallery for the past year. Learn more about Sarah: What has even your favorite exhibition during your time at Davidson? “I thought that Nicholas Galanin's exhibition "Dreaming in English" was incredibly impactful and the interactive element of making the beds was particularly interesting.” You can check out this exhibition here: https://www.davidsoncollegeartgalleries.org/dcag-exhibitions/nicholas-galanin/ What is your favorite thing about working in the art gallery? “I...